Where does “առասպել” come from?
առասպել (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian առ, from Old Armenian առնում, from Proto-Indo-European h₂r-nu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
առասպել (Old Armenian): mythical story, fiction, tale; mythical...
Definitions
- mythical story, fiction, tale; mythical...
Ancestry of “առասպել”, step by step
առասպել traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian առ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | առ | because of, due to; near, at; to |
| 2 | Old Armenian | առնում | to receive, to take, to accept, to admit; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂r-nu- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Proto-Indo-European (s)pel-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |